Amateur photographers have been trying to take the perfect photo in a bid to become the face of Westbury.

Matravers School in Springfield Road, Westbury, and Westbury Heritage Centre in the High Street, ran a photographic competition called ‘the Face of Westbury’ to find out what image best represented the town.

John Findlay, of Fountain Court, Westbury, produced a montage with photographs including Lafarge Cement Works and the Market Place The 76-year old, who has lived in the town since 1956 and has been a keen amateur photographer for 30 years, picked up first prize in the over 18s category.

He said: “The town is known predominately for the White Horse and the cement works but I don’t think any one photo can truly represent the town so that’s why I thought a montage was best.”

Emma Dagger, 17, of The Butts, Westbury, won the under 18s group for her photograph of three Matravers School students next to the town’s war memorial in Edward Street.

The Year 13 Matravers School student, who is studying media, dance and English, said: “I got into photography through my dad. He had quite a decent camera when I was about 10, and then a few years he bought me my own camera.

“I didn’t want to use one of the landmarks in the town, like the White Horse, because I thought that would be quite common.

“Westbury is an historic town but I wanted to show that its a fun place for the younger generation as well.”

Mike Hawkins, who was mayor of Westbury at the time of the presentation on April 29 at Westbury Heritage Centre, said: “The standard of entries were very good, and made my camera work look quite pathetic. We are hoping this will become an annual competition.”